Name: Croceicoccus naphthovorans Huang et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: naph.tho’vo.rans. Gr. fem. n. naphtha, oil; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. naphthovorans, oil-degrading

Pronunciation, gender: nap^h-T^HO-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.12805; NBRC 110381; PQ-2

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF145127 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Huang Y, Zeng Y, Feng H, Wu Y, Xu X. Croceicoccus naphthovorans sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons-degrading and acylhomoserine-lactone-producing bacterium isolated from marine biofilm, and emended description of the genus Croceicoccus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1531-1536. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2343-2344.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Xu et al. 2020 Xu L, Sun C, Fang C, Oren A, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the family Erythrobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4470-4495. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5602-5608.

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03445 (N = 14).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Croceicoccus Xu et al. 2009

Assigned by: Huang Y, Zeng Y, Feng H, Wu Y, Xu X. Croceicoccus naphthovorans sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons-degrading and acylhomoserine-lactone-producing bacterium isolated from marine biofilm, and emended description of the genus Croceicoccus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1531-1536. 🇨🇳

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